'Sparse' definitions:
Definition of 'sparse'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: sparse, thin]
Definition of 'Sparse'
From: GCIDE
- Sparse \Sparse\, a. [Compar. Sparser; superl. Sparsest.] [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. Asperse, Disperse.]
- 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sparse'
From: GCIDE
- Sparse \Sparse\, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]